Category Archives: Recipes

Avocado and Arugula Salad with Hemp Hearts

One of my go-to weeknight salads is a simple Avocado and Goat Cheese Salad. Here’s a slight twist on that using two of my other favorite salad ingredients: arugula and hemp hearts. Avocado and Arugula Salad with Hemp Hearts brings a little crunch and a little extra protein to your meal. Hemp Demystified Remember whenContinueContinue reading “Avocado and Arugula Salad with Hemp Hearts”

Toasted Coconut & Sweet Potato Roll

I’m adding a new vegan roll to the On A Roll sushi recipe series today. I’ve been playing around with toasted coconut and sweet potato in recipes recently and decided to give this a try. (Also coming soon – a healthy lunch wrap featuring sweet potato!) The key to this roll is definitely the coconut,ContinueContinue reading “Toasted Coconut & Sweet Potato Roll”

Halloumi Panzanella

A vegetarian spin on panzanella. This simple dinner salad features grilled halloumi cheese and cumin-pumpernickel croutons tossed in a lime vinaigrette. Love fresh herbs? This recipe is a great way to highlight them. Try a combo of basil, mint, dill and cilantro. Not familiar with panzanella? It’s a salad that features cubes of crusty breadContinueContinue reading “Halloumi Panzanella”

Summer Recipes – Episode 2

Hopefully you found some inspiration in last week’s post, Summer Recipes – Episode 1. Here’s round 2 of fast, cool and easy summer meal ideas! Summer Recipe Nostalgia I grew up in New England. Summer vacations were spent on the coast of Maine. One of my nostalgic food memories from those summer vacations is theContinueContinue reading “Summer Recipes – Episode 2”

Grilled Mango and Avocado Salad with Burrata

I love cheese. Pretty much every type of cheese. I didn’t know about burrata cheese until recently. Burrata is fresh mozzarella’s sultry, sexy big sister. Once I discovered burrata, it instantly became my new obsession. This fabulous light summer dinner salad featuring burrata was inspired by a combination of burrata recipes recently featured on FoodContinueContinue reading “Grilled Mango and Avocado Salad with Burrata”

Summer Recipes – Episode I

It’s mid-August in South Louisiana and it is just freaking hot. The garden is 99% empty, partly because of the heat but mostly because I lose my motivation to maintain it around this time every year. I need super fast, easy, cool but satisfying meal options that won’t weigh me down or heat up theContinueContinue reading “Summer Recipes – Episode I”

Easy Tomato Eggplant Sauce

As we creep toward the middle of summer, motivation to keep up with the vegetable garden starts to dwindle. When you find that your tomato plants have gotten a little out of control, grab a bowl and start collecting the damaged or overripe fruits. Time to make a rich roasted tomato eggplant sauce that youContinueContinue reading “Easy Tomato Eggplant Sauce”